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Union rejects council pay offer Unions reject council pay offer
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Members of the GMB union have rejected the latest council pay offer, raising the possibility of further strike action. Members of two unions, the GMB and Unite, have voted against a pay deal, raising the prospect of further strike action by council staff.
The union's council workers voted by almost two to one to reject Cosla's pay proposal, despite their colleagues in the Unison union backing the deal. Last week the offer, worth 3% this year and 2.5% next year, was accepted by the other main union Unison.
BBC Scotland understands that members of the Unite union have also rejected the proposal in a ballot.
The GMB said its officials would decide their next move at a meeting next week.The GMB said its officials would decide their next move at a meeting next week.
Local authorities across the country have already been hit by two one-day strikes earlier this year, which caused widespread disruption to services.Local authorities across the country have already been hit by two one-day strikes earlier this year, which caused widespread disruption to services.
GMB members have voted almost 2-1 against the latest Cosla pay deal.
'Spoken clearly''Spoken clearly'
Alex McLuckie, the GMB's senior Scottish organiser, said: "GMB members have spoken clearly and this will be paramount when deciding our next steps."Alex McLuckie, the GMB's senior Scottish organiser, said: "GMB members have spoken clearly and this will be paramount when deciding our next steps."
The GMB represents 25,000 council workers in Scotland.The GMB represents 25,000 council workers in Scotland.
The Cosla offer was worth 3% this year and 2.5% in 2009 and was accepted by members of Unison, Scotland's biggest union, last Wednesday.The Cosla offer was worth 3% this year and 2.5% in 2009 and was accepted by members of Unison, Scotland's biggest union, last Wednesday.
Unison leaders had urged its membership to reject the offer, claiming it was not a good deal.Unison leaders had urged its membership to reject the offer, claiming it was not a good deal.
Unite official Jimmy Farrelly told BBC Scotland last week that 60% of members who voted in its ballot had rejected the pay offer. Unite senior official Jimmy Farrelly said his union's members voted for rejection in a high turnout.
"There is a genuine resentment and frustration by our members which stems from the employers originally stating that the offer would not be improved on the basis that it was fair and all they could afford," he said.
He added: "We believe more needs to be done on the part of the employers and the Scottish Government to end this damaging dispute."